Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-17

CITY AND DISTRICT.
Amusements Tonight.
NATIoNAI--Wilson Barrett In 'Clito."
ALBAUaHS-"Erminie."
JAPANESE yILLAGE.-E Street Rink
HaKRIs.-"Escaped from Sing Sing"
WILLARD HAIL--Roman Carnival and Mart.
MANASSAS PANORAAA.-Day and evening.
kERNANs-Vartety.
DINE MUsEUM.-"COlars and Cuffs,
AZTEC FAIR-Light Infantry Armory.
Condensed Locals.
The attendance at the Union Veterans Roman
Carnival and mart was large last night.
Delegates from the old 18th district to the eman-
cpation convention were elected last night as fol-
lows: Jas. H. Gordon, John H. Brown and Joshua
Gunnel, and James smith and James E. Carey
Mrs sara A. Spencer lectured last evening before
gathering az the Eighth-Street Jewish temple on
"Education for Real Life"
Yesterday afternoon Edward Fitzgerald, while
working on new building, corner 10th and o
streets northwest, was injured by being struck On
the right shoulder with a stone weighing about
so pounds which fell from the top OF the new
house. He was taken to his home, 9TH and +
streets southwest in the ambulance.
The Carroll Institute meeting this evening Will
be interesting. See special notice.
Wash. Meredith, colored, was arrested last night
p Ss1 Sh tSr bs and
smell fined him - for profanity and $50 for carry
Dr.. i. 4. Powell lectured On the life and
character of Abraham Lincoln .aU the Shiloh Bap-
tist church last night to aid the fund for compile
ton or the church.
An entertainment and pound party will be given
by the charity committee Of the parish union OF
All Souls church Friday evening.
William II. SturgtSS, farmer from Prince
Georges county, Maryland, was before Judge Smell
to-day for driving through funeral procession,
and the court took his personal bonds.
Sally Joplin, colored, was tried in the police
court to-day for the larceny OF Il coat from villa
C. Norris and was sentenced to thirty days in Jail
JUSTIN McCARrHY.-This celebrated historian
and orator has delivered his great lecture, Eng
Iish statesmen, Orators and Parties" to crowded
houses In all the leading cities OF the United
States and Canada No man living is better quail
reception In Washington promises to add another
10 the long list OF splendid oyations which have
greeted him everywhere in America
A BROOKLYN CHURCH ON IT'S TRAvELs.-Oyer
two hundred members Of the Hansen Place NJ. E.
church, Of Brooklyn headed by their pastor. Rev.
Geo. E Reed, arrived IN the city last night an
excursion. They took quarters at Wizards and
tne kDoitt house, and will remain until saturday
SrARRow's SUICIDAL ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL
William B. Sparrow, the printer on the Congress
si0,,dt Record, who shot himself through the
LEFT breast yesterday morning, as stated In The
STAR last evening, died at Providence hospital
last night. Today the coroner viewed the body
and gave certificate Of death b. suicide.
MARRIAGE LIcENsRs.-Marriag, licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to John
Peters and Mary Shumpit; Basil Thomas Jack
son and Marie Moseby; John H. johnson and Mary
simms and Mary Chapman; E. S. Robey and Lizzie
3. Poneroy, OF King George county, Va; Marion
=. Hoiderman and Jesse c. Clark; Theodore Rup-
pert ana Amelia SPAIN; Leopold Mautner and
Amelia Cohen; =. W. True and Louisa Prentiss;
Gsithersburg, Nd; John h. Klemrath and Lille
Won Dieman; L-G. Anderson and Martha L. Good
win. both OF AnacOstta; Willoughby I. Cooke, OF
Norfolk, Va, and Caroline NJ. v. Tudor; Luther G.
Smith and Annie Laprise, both of Alexandria; G.
W. Gasb1nS and Lucinda Jones.
CHANGED WITH STEALING AN OvERcoAT-Last
night Detectives Carter and Mahon took into Gus
tody two boys-Wm. Whalen and Br1ssoE Nelson |
On charge OF stealing overcoat from in front
Or the clothing store o. strauss Marx, near the
corner OF 9TH and streets. The coat. which was |
worth 81. was recovered from Capitol police |
man who had purchased 1t TO- IS. The boys Will |
have hearing in the Police Court tomorrow |
morning.
SUSPECTED OF HoRSE-STEALINI IN MARYLAND
William Colbert the negro who was yesterday |
stealing wagon from Assistant Building Inspector
King. Is now suspected of horse-stealing in Mont
from place on the 1th-street road, near Bright !
wood, and another wagon which was stolen from
H. W. Ensn ISL Ia soGIn washington was LEFT in
Ing was taken from the place of C.. Newton
Trundle, near Derwood, on the Metropolitan
branch OF The b. and o. railroad The horse
answers the descriptiar OF the one stolen froIn
Trundle's farm The MARYLAND authorities have
Doen notified, and colbert will be held In lal until
the case can be investigated
FROM THE WITNESS STAND TO THE PRISONERS
DOCk-Aexandcr Garter was sentenced In the
Po4iee court yesterday 10 one month In lail for
stealing ~ pounds OF mutton from the store OF L.
nesses against him was William johnson, col
oret, Who Vas arrested last night by Officer
nom Mr.. DclIwi4Ss store. The case was tried be-
lure Jud5c She'll Today and he Was given 80 days.
RoBBERIEs REYoRTED.-LemueIE rgood, laos 14th
L. a., rypl
WuoIen tubs worth 81. George W. COlman, 6U7 A
STREET. reports stolen from him horse and wagon
worth s:ir. William T. DanSerfeId, No. 1923 9th
Stree, reports stolen Slo worth of 1ewelry.
enp.oyet IL te lie house OIL the river front, was
IA Tie PUicS Court this morning charged with as
wagoa TEey had soIle words and Bailey used
a kite Mcconnell. lie was sentenced TO SIX
months II IaiL-I:icaard Hopkins, colorei was
tilci IoT cutting Grllilg Jones, Ol>o cOlOred some
month"; aeo, All ae: ot so or 20 days was i'm
posed
OFF FOR ALsiSY.-LasJ night the 10 O'Clock
train on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad had
on board Deputy Warden Russ and Guards Cougu-
ha AMI " ,.riand, with the following prisoners
IOr tle Albany penltentiaTy John Meeks Larceny
III IS Iie person, Is months; Sarah Brown and
PrfSciiia Chis-, second Offease petty larceny two
Years each; Elizabeth BeJters, grand larceny two
years; Mary r. Jackson, grand larceny, two years;
Pope. assault With Intent to Kill, three years:
samuel johnson, alas Bankett, hGusebreaking,
years, and Chs Salter, grand larceny, one year
LARGE TRANSACTIONS I>ASUBUKBAS REAL EsrArR-
E. Z. Hill, real estate reports following sales
6y him In ..NAitney Close" si3ce Saturday: TO j
Sprgg Poole, 10000 81. IT. In blk u; 5000 10
saile, the Whole oil blk s, 10000 so. IT.; sl666l
10 j. IL HeIsley, 3 lots, blk 4. 10000 IT.. $4,000
TO saine, lots DIX 10. 10000 It,. $500 10 L.
III. Power, lots l and =, blk - 5000 IT,: $500
10 SAM 3 !ois blk - 800 II; ., 400. TO Rich
ard y t'oode, lots. blk q, 10000 IT.; 2,7OO TO
u. A. X Cost, lot 5, blk. u, 10000 IT.; $500. NJ
T. Morseii lot 9, b.k- u 10000 It,; 81 800. Anna
hil, lots 10 and ii, SO; u 10000 IT.; $500 and
lot 1, 81. 4; =. 100. NJ l. Buckley, lots , and q
DIX. j, 1000 81 IT,: $4,000.
ROBBED HIS ENPLoYER.-Corneius Evans a
young man employed as bartender In the saloon
oi Rudolph 1heii, IN East Washington, WAS az
raigned IL the Police Court this morning ON
charge "a roooing his employer. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced 10 20 days In Jail
JUVENILE THIEyss.-FTe1er1ck Furlong, aged ID
Years, Tie Lane newsboy who sells newspapers at
The corner OF 9th and ID streets, and hts brother
Oomlnlc6 Furions, aged years, were Ia the Po-